Five more things about George

George at 14 - nice faux hawk

1. When George moved to Glenallen School it was a huge shift. It was for Jaz too but George was now 14 and moving from a local school where he'd just finished year 8. He absolutely embraced the change from regular school to a school with extremely special kids - which for the uninitiated, can be extremely confronting. So much so, that in his first year there, he was awarded the Courage Award.


2. He did like nice clothes despite pretty much being a jeans, T-shirt and sneaker kind of guy. But here's a pair of very snappy loafers he got last Christmas. He was very happy with them.

3.  George was six weeks younger than my friend's daughter Daisy. But being a girl she did always seem more mature. 'Daisy,' George would lament, 'you're such an adult!'

4. Being five and half years younger than George, Elle was often quite a disruption. "Eleanor you ruined our family!' he'd often yell at her. I did point out that that was not very nice.

5. Lunch at friends - and because George was the oldest of all the kids and a bit of a fave of our hosts, they allowed him to spray paint his initials on the inside of their shed door! He was so thrilled. It's still there. Thanks Brenda xxx.